OS Open Roads

OS Open Roads is a simplified vector dataset that provides a comprehensive view of the road network in Great Britain. It includes road links, nodes, and authoritative road number attribution, making it ideal for routing and navigation applications. The dataset is designed to fit seamlessly with other OS Open Data products, ensuring consistency and ease of use. It is ideal for planning new road infrastructure, management of roads assets and optimising public services such as waste collection and school bus routing.

This product is updated every six months

View documentationFree to use for everyone
Data access
  • Download
Data structure
  • Vector
Format
  • ESRI Shapefile
  • GeoPackage
  • GML
  • Vector Tiles

What OS Open Roads provides you with

Capture answers to road questions

How many miles of roads are there in the country? What and where’s within 10 miles of this location? OS Open Roads lets you answer questions like these.

Work with definitive road information

By underpinning your reporting tool with OS Open Roads, you’ll give highways teams a head-start on fixing issues like potholes.

Use cases

  • Helps identify and visualise incident hotspots or infrastructure gaps for transport authorities. 
  • Provides insights for road-related questions, such as identifying what is within a particular distance of the location. 
  • Simplified road network for easy integration into routing applications.

OS Open Roads is a simplified vector dataset that provides a comprehensive view of the road network in Great Britain. It includes road links, nodes, and authoritative road number attribution, making it ideal for routing and navigation applications. The dataset is designed to fit seamlessly with other OS Open Data products, ensuring consistency and ease of use. It is ideal for planning new road infrastructure, management of roads assets and optimising public services such as waste collection and school bus routing.

This product is updated every six months

View documentationFree to use for everyone
Data access
  • Download
Data structure
  • Vector
Format
  • ESRI Shapefile
  • GeoPackage
  • GML
  • Vector Tiles